Lately I keep getting questions on formspring regarding my frank attitude. I don't know about you cats and kittens, but I dig the whole "honest is the best policy" thing. Or rather, honesty sure is swell. Reality is something you can rely upon. Unless you're an existentialist, that is. It's utterly bewildering to me to think that people WANT to be patronized.
This is Chester. He's 17. He rolls in catnip patches in the summer. Look at his adorable face. This has nothing to do with the topic, but it was requested on formspring that I show pictures of my cats (via my mother's Flickr account TimmersChester).
Leelu Dallas Multipass (1) and Mimi (2.5). Squishy babies in a basket!

Sadly these babies will stay here when I move westward. Skyping with cats is cool, right?

Brutal honesty is a phrase that bothers me. I don't think honesty is brutal. It can hurt, I guess, but it's reality. I wouldn't make a good Mary Poppins. A spoonful of sugar with your medicine? I think not. Swallow it, bitch!
I think the biggest problem is not everyone gets sarcasm. Or they feel sarcasm is somehow beneath them. Silly goose, sarcasm is hilarious! Hence the laughter that follows. ;) Chester agrees. He told me so.

I must add that choosing to answer a question and not choosing to do so is important. I think we'd all rather I decline to reveal every tidbit and facet of my process than simply lie about it as some do. I lay so much of myself bare with every piece I show, that going further with the process of where it came from and how it was prepared can leave me raw. Not always, but sometimes. Not all artists agree with that. I also don't think those artists really make a good living solely off their work as their name (i.e. they work for a corporation or part-time with their craft).  Perhaps I'm wrong in that assumption. I'll ask Leelu and Mimi.

The lovely folk over at Happy Panda Toys licensed some designs from me. Namely, my fruity girls (which previously existed only in Carrot (not pictured) or Lemon girl form).

Strawberry
Lemon
Lime
Blueberry
(links for the specific prints)

Only 25 of each design are available.

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Quick update today. Current shoes in progress:

Bookmarks and mini postcards arrived today. I used 48hourprint for these.

Hey it's MONDAY! And that means it's time to share doodles! (does it really? I may be making this up -- but I DO have doodles to share).


I don't know why the potential client didn't bring that up sooner. Maybe even from the get-go. I just can't take on work that's so far and away from my own beliefs regarding reality. Maybe if I was a robot or merely a drawing service versus a living, breathing artist with her own convictions I could consider doing any job. It just bothers me that here was a damn fine gig, but I had to turn it down. It wasn't JUST "hey draw this Jesus fellow". It was "LET'S SPREAD THE WORD OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR!"

For future reference, potential clients to any artist in the world, check if they're cool with creating religious propaganda before asking about their rates.

My work has never really been about religion (or the lack thereof) or politics. For the most part, it's secular rainbows. Just because my name is Mary...OY VEY!